CD12.11 Rother and Romney CFMP.pdf - Shepway District Council

Rother and Romney Catchment 

Flood Management Plan 

Summary Report December 2009 

managing 

flood risk

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Introduction 

I am pleased to introduce our summary of the 

Rother and Romney Catchment Flood Management 

Plan (CFMP). This CFMP gives an overview of the 

flood risk in the Rother and Romney catchment and 

sets out our preferred plan for sustainable flood 

risk management over the next 50 to 100 years. 

The Rother and Romney CFMP is one of 77 CFMPs for 

England and Wales. Through the CFMPs, we have 

assessed inland flood risk across all of England and 

Wales for the first time. The CFMP considers all types of 

inland flooding, from rivers, groundwater, surface 

water and tidal flooding, but not flooding directly from 

the sea (coastal flooding), which is covered by 

Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs). Our coverage of 

surface and groundwater is however limited due to a 

lack of available information. 

The role of CFMPs is to establish flood risk 

management policies which will deliver sustainable 

flood risk management for the long term. This is 

essential if we are to make the right investment 

decisions for the future and to help prepare ourselves 

effectively for the impact of climate change. We will 

use CFMPs to help us target our limited resources 

where the risks are greatest. 

This CFMP identifies flood risk management policies to 

assist all key decision makers in the catchment. It was 

produced through a wide consultation and appraisal 

process, however it is only the first step towards an 

integrated approach to flood risk management. As we 

all work together to achieve our objectives, we must 

monitor and listen to each others progress, discuss 

what has been achieved and consider where we may 

need to review parts of the CFMP. 

The main source of flood risk in the Rother and Romney 

CFMP area is from both river and tidal flooding and to a 

lesser extent surface and ground water flooding. The 

main areas at risk from tidal flooding are Rye, Hythe, 

Folkestone, Hamstreet, Robertsbridge and Etchingham. 

We cannot reduce flood risk on our own, we will 

therefore work closely with all our partners to improve 

the co-ordination of flood risk activities and agree the 

most effective way to management flood risk in the 

future. The key partners we have worked with are Kent 

County Council, East Sussex County Council, Rother 

District Council, Shepway District Council, Ashford 

Borough Council, Romney Marsh Internal Drainage 

Board, Natural England, English Heritage, Southern 

Water, National Farmers Union. 

This is a summary of the main CFMP document, if you 

need to see the full document an electronic version 

can be obtained by emailing 

enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk or alternatively 

paper copies can be viewed at any of our offices in 

Southern Region. 

Toby Willison 

Regional Director, Southern Region 

Environment Agency Rother and Romney Catchment Flood Management Plan 3

Contents 

The purpose of a CFMP in managing flood risk 5 

Catchment overview 6 

Current and future flood risk 8 

Future direction for flood risk management 11 

Sub-areas 

1 Robertsbridge and Etchingham 13 

2 Hamstreet 15 

3 Romney and Walland Marshes 16 

4 Hythe and Folkestone 18 

5 Rye 20 

6 Rural Rother 21 

Map of CFMP policies 23 

4 Environment Agency Rother and Romney Catchment Flood Management Plan

The purpose of a CFMP 

in managing flood risk 

CFMPs help us to understand the 

scale and extent of flooding now 

and in the future, and set policies 

for managing flood risk within the 

catchment. CFMPs should be used 

to inform planning and decision 

making by key stakeholders such as: 

• The Environment Agency, who will 

use the plan to guide decisions 

on investment in further plans, 

projects or actions; 

• Regional planning bodies and 

local authorities who can use the 

plan to inform spatial planning 

activities and emergency planning; 

• IDBs, water companies and 

other utilities to help plan their 

activities in the wider context 

of the catchment; 

• Transportation planners; 

• Land owners, farmers and 

land managers that manage 

and operate land for 

agriculture, conservation 

and amenity purposes; 

• The public and businesses to 

enhance their understanding 

of flood risk and how it will 

be managed. 

CFMPs aim to promote more 

sustainable approaches to managing 

flood risk. The policies identified in 

the CFMP will be delivered through a 

combination of different approaches. 

Together with our partners, we 

will implement these approaches 

through a range of delivery plans, 

projects and actions. 

The relationship between the CFMP, 

delivery plans, strategies, projects 

and actions is shown in figure 1. 

Figure 1. The relationship between CFMPs, delivery plans, projects and actions. 

Policy planning 

• CFMPs and Shoreline Management Plans. 

• Action plans define requirement for delivery 

plans, projects and actions. 

Policy delivery plans (see note) 

• Influence spatial planning to reduce risk 

and restore floodplains. 

• Prepare for and manage floods 

(including local flood warning plans). 

• Managing assets. 

• Water level management plans. 

• Land management and habitat creation. 

• Surface water management plans. 

Projects and actions 

• Make sure our spending delivers the best 

possible outcomes. 

• Focus on risk based targets, for example 

numbers of households at risk. 

Note: Some plans may not be led by us – we may 

identify the need and encourage their development. 


Catchment overview 

The CFMP area is situated in the 

South East of England, covers 

approximately 970km2 with a 

population of 175,000 people. 

There are a number of towns within 

the CFMP area including Rye, 

Tenterden, Hythe, Dymchurch, Lydd, 

Robertsbridge and New Romney 

with the major towns of Hastings 

and Folkestone at the edge of the 

CFMP area. 

The primary river system within the 

CFMP area is the River Rother along 

with its tributaries. The River Rother 

rises near Mayfield in East Sussex 

and flows eastward extending 

through the towns of Robertsbridge 

and Etchingham. These towns have 

experienced severe flooding since 

the 1940s. The upper part of the 

catchment is mainly woodland and 

grassland, but in some locations 

natural floodplains have been 

modified by farming and urban 

development with the result of 

increasing run-off to the lower part 

of the catchment. The lower and 

eastern part of the catchment 

consists of a wide expanse of 

reclaimed coastal marshland which 

lies mostly below the spring tide 

level. 

The geology of the area consist of 

alluvium and marine silts in the 

Rother and Walland Marshes with 

Gault clay and Chalk in eastern 

extremity of Romney Marsh. 

Hastings Beds in the High Weald 

and shingle headland of Dungeness 

extending into the English Channel. 

There are six sub-areas each with a 

preferred policy that divide the 

catchment area; the Robertsbridge 

and Etchingham, Hamstreet, Rye, 

Rother and Walland Marshes, Hythe 

and Folkestone and Rural Rother. 

View south of rural Rother near 

Udimore, Kent. 

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Map 1. Overview map of Rother and Romney catchment. 

‘The north and west of the Rother and Romney 

catchment is part of the High Weald, mainly woodland, 

grassland and natural floodplains, while the south and 

east are characterised by a wide expanse of reclaimed 

coastal marshland.’ 


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Current and future flood risk 

Overview of the current 

flood risk 

Flood risk is the combination of the 

probability of flooding and its 

impact, that is, the chance of it 

happening and the consequences if 

it does happen. We have assessed 

flood risk across the CFMP area 

using broad-scale computer 

modelling, though making best use 

of existing knowledge and models 

where appropriate. Flood risk 

figures take into account current 

flood defences. 

The flood generation mechanism 

within the Rother and Romney CFMP 

area varies in relation to both the 

watercourse and the location within 

the catchment. Significant flooding 

problems are associated with the 

urban areas of Robertsbridge, 

Etchingham and Hamstreet. 

Robertsbridge has suffered ever 

increasing flooding since 1946. 

Where is the risk? 

This map in page 10 illustrates the 

consequences of a 1% annual 

probability flood event (1 in 100 

year) occurring in the CFMP area. 

The areas with the highest 

concentration of properties at risk 

from river flooding are tabulated 

on page 9. 

Figure 2. Current and future (2100) flood risk to property from a 1% annual 

probability river flood, taking into account current flood defences. 

Number of properties at flood risk 

3000 

2500 

2000 

1500 

1000 

500 

0 

Current 

Robertsbridge and 

Etchingham 

Future 

Hamstreet 

Hythe and 

Folkestone 

Rye 

In the lower Rother catchment there 

are several minor tributaries and 

drains that can cause isolated flood 

incidents and the Romney and 

Walland Marshes are prone to both 

river and coastal flooding. 

High waters on the River Rother. 


How we currently 

manage the risk 

The area is very low lying and there 

is a network of channels, drains, 

and structures which together with 

the Royal Military Canal combine to 

drain the area for agricultural use. 

There are also a number of small 

steep urban catchments and 

existing defence infrastructure 

acts to defend the urban areas 

at risk. We are therefore looking 

for opportunities to revert the 

catchment back to its natural state. 

Our activity is prioritised on a risk 

basis and our main activities 

include: 

Table 1. Locations of towns and villages with 25 or more properties at risk 

in a 1% annual probability river flood. 

Number of properties at risk 

Table 2. Critical infrastructure at risk: 

Locations 

>1000 Rye, Hythe and Folkestone 

500 to 1000 None 

100 to 500 None 

50 to 100 Robertsbridge and Etchingham, 

Hamstreet 

25 to 50 None 

• Maintenance of existing and 

commission of new flood 

defences and structures such as 

the flood alleviation scheme 

constructed 2003 in 

Robertsbridge. The scheme 

composed of approximately 

1,160 m of earth embankment, 

680 m of floodwalls and 430m 

of river realignment to protect 

the northern, central and 

southern parts of the town from 

river flooding. 

• Flood forecasting and warnings, 

much of the data collected from 

the gauges that we operate, 

inform the flood warnings issued 

through the Flood Warnings 

Direct system to emergency 

services, parish councils, 

business and householders in 

key areas. 

1 emergency service, 6 schools 

Table 3. Designated sites at risk: 

Dungeness SAC 

• Development control, significant 

developments are not planned in 

the Rother and Romney CFMP 

area. Any further developments 

must be supported by a flood 

risk assessment that also shows 

that the development will not 

increase flood risk elsewhere. 

• Flood risk mapping, has 

historically concentrated on the 

Rivers Rother, Darwell and 

Dudwell. We are planning to 

develop a more accurate digital 

terrain model of the Marshes 

area to be used to estimate the 

extent, depth and duration of 

flooding, flood hazard and the 

river and coastal interactions. 

• Strategic planning to plan long 

term investment 

• Environmental improvements. 


Map 2. Flood risk to property in a 1% annual probability river flood, taking into account current flood defences. 

The impact of climate change and future flood risk 

The effect that flooding will have in 

the future is influenced by a range 

of issues such as climate change, 

changes in land use such as 

development, and changes in how 

land is managed. 

Predictions of future change are 

based on understanding the 

existing condition of the catchment, 

an extrapolation of trends over the 

long term (up to 100 years), and a 

high level review of likely future 

change based on research findings 

and knowledge. There are only a few 

sites identified for development 

within the catchment area, therefore 

the modelled impact of urbanisation 

on future flood risk in the Rother and 

Romney CFMP area is negligible. 

Land use and land use management 

changes such as afforestation could 

reduce peak flow and flood volume 

the upper Rother catchment, 

conversely, the likely effect of an 

agricultural intensification is to 

increase peak flow and flood volume 

upper parts of the catchment. From 

the three drivers tested, climate 

change has the largest impact on the 

Rother and Romney CFMP catchment 

with up to 20% increase in peak flood 

flows. This scenario is used to assess 

likely impacts in the catchment. In 

the Rother and Romney catchment 

the future flood risk is likely to be 

from river flooding and surface water 

flooding. Our appraisal of the future 

risk in the catchment reveals the 

number of properties at risk to the 

1% annual probability event will 

increase from 151 to 179 properties 

by the year 2100. The majority of 

these properties are located in 

Robertsbridge, Etchingham and 

Hamstreet. Please note the broadscale 

modelling indicates there are large 

numbers of properties at risk in Rye, 

Hythe and Folkestone, however 

these figures do not differentiate 

between coastal and river flooding. 

The key trends are: 

• More frequent and intense 

storms causing more widespread 

and regular flooding from drainage 

systems and some rivers. 

• More rain in winter, increasing 

the likelihood of large scale 

flood events. 


Future direction for 

flood risk management 

Approaches in each sub-area 

We have divided the Rother and Romney catchment into six distinct 

sub-areas which have similar physical characteristics, sources of flooding 

and level of risk. We have identified the most appropriate approach to 

managing flood risk for each of the sub-areas and allocated one of six 

generic flood risk management policies, shown in Table 4. 

To select the most appropriate policy, the plan has considered how social, 

economic and environmental objectives are affected by flood risk 

management activities under each policy option. 

Map 3. Sub-areas and flood risk management policies. 


Table 4. Policy options. 

➜ Policy 1 

Areas of little or no flood risk where we will continue to monitor and advise 

This policy will tend to be applied in those areas where there are very few properties at risk of flooding. It reflects a 

commitment to work with the natural flood processes as far as possible. 

➜ Policy 2 

Areas of low to moderate flood risk where we can generally reduce existing flood risk management actions 

This policy will tend to be applied where the overall level of risk to people and property is low to moderate. It may 

no longer be value for money to focus on continuing current levels of maintenance of existing defences if we can 

use resources to reduce risk where there are more people at higher risk. We would therefore review the flood risk 

management actions being taken so that they are proportionate to the level of risk. 

➜ Policy 3 

Areas of low to moderate flood risk where we are generally managing existing flood risk effectively 

This policy will tend to be applied where the risks are currently appropriately managed and where the risk of 

flooding is not expected to increase significantly in the future. However, we keep our approach under review, 

looking for improvements and responding to new challenges or information as they emerge. We may review our 

approach to managing flood defences and other flood risk management actions, to ensure that we are managing 

efficiently and taking the best approach to managing flood risk in the longer term. 

➜ Policy 4 

Areas of low, moderate or high flood risk where we are already managing the flood risk effectively but where we 

may need to take further actions to keep pace with climate change 

This policy will tend to be applied where the risks are currently deemed to be appropriately-managed, but where 

the risk of flooding is expected to significantly rise in the future. In this case we would need to do more in the 

future to contain what would otherwise be increasing risk. Taking further action to reduce risk will require further 

appraisal to assess whether there are socially and environmentally sustainable, technically viable and 

economically justified options. 

➜ Policy 5 

Areas of moderate to high flood risk where we can generally take further action to reduce flood risk 

This policy will tend to be applied to those areas where the case for further action to reduce flood risk is most 

compelling, for example where there are many people at high risk, or where changes in the environment have 

already increased risk. Taking further action to reduce risk will require additional appraisal to assess whether there 

are socially and environmentally sustainable, technically viable and economically justified options. 

➜ Policy 6 

Areas of low to moderate flood risk where we will take action with others to store water or manage run-off in 

locations that provide overall flood risk reduction or environmental benefits 

This policy will tend to be applied where there may be opportunities in some locations to reduce flood risk locally 

or more widely in a catchment by storing water or managing run-off. The policy has been applied to an area (where 

the potential to apply the policy exists), but would only be implemented in specific locations within the area, after 

more detailed appraisal and consultation. 


Sub-area 1 

Robertsbridge and Etchingham 

Our key partners are: 

Rother District Council 

Impact of a 1% annual probability flood event 

Today Future (2100) 

Number of properties at risk 65 83 

The issues in this 

sub-area 

The Etchingham and Robertsbridge 

sub-area covers these villages 

situated on the Rother. The sub-area 

extends approximately one 

kilometre upstream of the 

confluence of the Rivers Rother and 

Darwell, to approximately one 

kilometre downstream of the A21 

crossing in Robertsbridge. 

The impact on flooding of new 

development depends on the 

implementation of Sustainable urban 

Drainage Systems (SuDS), which is of 

particular importance as surface 

water flooding due to overloaded 

drainage is already a problem. 

The vision and 

preferred policy 

Policy Option 3 – areas of low to 

moderate flood risk where we are 

generally managing existing flood 

risk effectively. 

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Robertsbridge 

flood alleviation 

scheme. 


The key messages 

The chosen policy will aim to maintain the numbers of properties and people considered to be at flood risk and the 

duration and severity of impacts upon transport, infrastructure, public assets and amenities. 

It is important that there is no increase in surface water run-off from new development and existing development. 

Therefore we must seek opportunities to reduce run-off. 

Proposed actions to implement the preferred approach: 

• Provide Development Control advice to ensure no increase in run-off from new developments and seek 

opportunities to reduce current run-off rates where appropriate. Limited development in the floodplain is 

planned in this policy unit. 

• Develop a System Asset Management Plan (SAMP). This plan should aim to maintain flood risk at the 

current level. 

Robertsbridge 

flood alleviation 

scheme. 

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➜ 

Sub-area 2 

Hamstreet 


Ashford Borough Council 

Southern Water 



Number of properties at risk 79 96 


sub-area 

The Hamstreet policy unit covers 

this small urban area to the 

confluence of the Speringbrook 

Sewer with the Royal Military Canal. 

Flooding in Hamstreet is caused by 

a combination of river, surface and 

groundwater sources. The 

Speringbrook Sewer and other 

surface water channels flow through 

the town draining a small clay 

catchment. Due to the nature of the 

clay soil and low lying land, 

groundwater levels are close to the 

surface and storms can produce 

flooding very quickly, generating 

high water levels in the 

Speringbrook Sewer. Insufficient 

capacity of the local drainage 

system then causes flooding in 

several areas of Hamstreet. 








The chosen policy will aim to 

maintain the numbers of properties 

and people considered to be at 

flood risk and the duration and 

severity of impacts upon transport, 

infrastructure, public assets and 

amenities. 

It is important that there is no 

increase in surface water run-off 

from new development and existing 

development seek to reduce run-off. 

Maintenance of assets ought to 

ensure the current standard of 

protection is upheld to 

accommodate flooding due to 

climate change. 

Duck pond at Hamstreet. 

Proposed actions to 

implement the preferred 

approach: 

• We will need to work with Ashford 

Borough Council and Southern 

Water to develop Surface Water 

Management Plan (SWMP) for 

Hamstreet. This will address 

surface water flows and the link 

between the Speringbrook Sewer 

and the Royal Military Canal. 

• Undertake System Asset 

Management Plans (SAMPs) to 

review maintenance regimes and 

to maintain current level of 

investment. 

• Provide development control 

advice to ensure no increase in 

run-off from new developments 

and seek opportunities to reduce 

current run-off rates where 

appropriate. There has been 

recent and extensive 

development in this unit. 


➜ 

Sub-area 3 

Romney and 

Walland Marshes 



Ashford Borough Council and 

Shepway District Council 

Natural England 

Internal Drainage Board 



Number of properties at risk Minimal Minimal 


sub-area 

This policy unit covers the low lying 

areas of Romney and Walland 

Marshes, including and bounded by 

the Royal Military Canal to the north 

and east, and the outfall of the 

Rother to the south. The Nickolls 

Quarry site is included within this 

policy unit. The area is very low lying 

and flat. The flood risk is complex, 

as the area is at risk of from both 

river and coastal flooding. A 

complex network of drains and 

management of water levels in the 

Royal Military Canal control water 

movement within the Marshes. The 

current level of flood risk from river 

flooding is relatively low in this 

area, and the number of properties 

within this policy unit affected by 

river flooding is minimal. 







View across Walland Marsh. 


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The chosen policy supports economic and social sustainability by prioritising significant gains elsewhere with the 

acceptance for some potential for future minor losses within the sub-area. 


• Undertake System Asset Management Plans (SAMPs) to review maintenance regimes and to maintain curent 

level of investment. 

• We will need to week with Natural England to create wetland habitat. 

• Support the development and recommendations of the Walland Marsh, Dungeness Romney Marsh, Rye Bay 

and Romney Warren Water Level Management Plans (WLMPs). 

• Undertake depth, duration and hazard mapping on Romney Marsh, including looking at coastal and river 

interactions. To improve the understanding of flood depths and hazard on the marshes. 

Outfall at Dymchurch, Romney and Walland Marshes. 


Sub-area 4 

Hythe and Folkestone 





sub-area 

This policy unit covers the urban 

area of Hythe, and the area of 

Folkestone which is not part of the 

Stour CFMP. This is a small urban 

policy unit. Current predictions are 

for storm intensity to increase due 

to climate change, therefore flood 

risk is expected to increase in 

the future. 



Number of properties at risk 2085 2444* 

*Figures are predominantly due to coastal flooding and excludes the 

presence of flood defences. Derived from floodzone 3 which does not 

distinguish between river and coastal flooding. 



Policy Option 4 – areas of low, 

moderate or high flood risk where 

we are already managing the flood 

risk effectively but where we may 

need to take further actions to keep 

pace with climate change. 

➜ 

Royal Military Canal looking west, 

through Hythe. 


➜ 


This policy applies where the current risk is acceptable but future changes are expected to have a significant 

impact. Flood risk management activities need to respond to the potential increases in flood risk. 


• Improve understanding of the watercourses that were previously ordinary watercourses within this policy unit. 

• We will need to work with Shepway District Council to develop a System Asset Management Plan (SAMP). 

This plan should aim to maintain flood risk at the existing level taking climate change into account. 

• We will need to work with Southern Water and Shepway District Council to develop a Surface Water 

Management Plan (SWMP) for Folkestone and Hythe. 

• Provide development control advice to ensure no increase in run-off from new developments and seek 

opportunities to reduce current run-off rates where appropriate. 

Royal Military canal looking east, through Hythe. 


➜ 

Sub-area 5 

Rye 






sub-area 

The Rye policy unit covers this urban 

area at the confluence of the Rivers 

Rother, Brede and Tillingham. Flood 

risk in Rye is high, with approximately 

1,190 properties lying within the 1 in 

100 year flood event floodplain (note 

that this does not distinguish 

between river and coastal flooding, 

and excludes the presence of flood 

defences). Flooding is largely 

caused by rivers, although tide 

locking effects can be significant and 

will increase with rising sea levels. 



Policy Option 4 – areas of low, 

moderate or high flood risk where 

we are already managing the flood 

risk effectively but where we may 

need to take further actions to keep 

pace with climate change. 



Number of properties at risk 1190 1428* 

*Future scenario figure extrapolated from similar cathment modelling in 

Southern region. 

Proposed actions to implement the preferred 

approach: 

• Provide development control advice to ensure no increase in run-off 

from new developments and seek opportunities to reduce current 

run-off rates where appropriate. Considerable land is required for 

development in this policy unit. 

• Develop a System Asset Management Plan (SAMP). This plan should 

aim to maintain flood risk at the existing level taking climate change 

into account. 

• We will need to work in partnership with Rother District Council and 

Southern Water to develop a Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP) 

for Rye. This will address the important issue of surface water flooding 

in this unit. 

• Support the development and recommendations of the Rye Harbour 

SSSI Water Level Management Plan (WLMP). Support the development 

of the WLMP for the new Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay Site of 

Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Water Level Management Plans are key 

for managing flood risk and biodiversity needs in this unit. 


This policy applies where the current 

risk is acceptable but future changes 

are expected to have a significant 

impact. Flood risk management 

activities need to respond to the 

potential increases in flood risk. 

Sluice Gate on the River Tillingham, Rye. 


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Sub-area 6 

Rural Rother 


Wealden District Council 


Ashford Borough Council 

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council 



Internal Drainage Board 


sub-area 

This policy unit covers areas of the 

Rother and Romney CFMP that are 

not covered by the other policy 

units. In the past there has been 

little or no risk of flooding from 

rivers, surface water or foul water 

flooding. Three to four properties 

have been known to flood from the 

Marsham Sewer at the base of Chick 

Hill, near Cliff End. 



Number of properties at risk Minimal Minimal 




moderate flood risk where we will 

take action with others to store 

water or manage run-off in locations 

that provide overall flood risk 

reduction or environmental 

benefits. 


River flood risk is low. We will seek 

opportunities for more sustainable 

flood risk management activities in 

this policy unit. 

View North across Rural Rother, near Udimore village. 


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• Support the development and recommendations of the Rye Harbour and Pett Level SSSI Water Level 

Management Plans (WLMP). Support the development of the WLMP for the new Dungeness, Romney Marsh and 

Rye Bay Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). WLMPs are key for managing flood risk and biodiversity needs 

in this unit. 

• Develop a System Asset Management Plan (SAMP). This plan should aim to increase the frequency of flooding 

to deliver benefits elsewhere. For example, investigate areas identified in the High Weald integrated catchment 

management and river restoration study where wetland habitat or washlands can help to reduce flooding. 

(Link with the regional habitat creation programme, River Rother restoration strategy and Rother - the potential 

for the integrated management of rural floodplains project). 

• Investigate opportunities to work with landowners to create wetland habitat, The High Weald integrated 

catchment management and river restoration study should be updated with data review and ground truthing 

to prioritise sites for further investigation. (Link with the regional habitat creation programme, River Rother 

restoration strategy and Rother- the potential for the integrated management of rural floodplains project). 

Flooded fields within Rural Rother, off the Udimore road. 


Map of CFMP policies 

Map of the policies in the Rother and Romney catchment. 


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